Cover LONDON IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA
LIO LEO LEON
Emanem Disc

The whole of the performance at the 2010 Freedom of the City festival by the 38-strong LIO. Conductions by Alison Blunt, Steve Beresford (featuring guest Leon Michener), Philipp Wachsmann, Caroline Kraabel, and Dave Tucker (featuring guest Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith), were interspersed with free improvisations.

Roland Ramanan - - trumpet
Ian Smith - - trumpet
Robert Jarvis - - trombone
Alan Tomlinson - - trombone
John Rangecroft - - clarinet and tenor saxophone
David Ryan - - clarinets
Noel Taylor - - clarinets
Harrison Smith - - bass clarinet
Neil Metcalfe - - flute
Terry Day - - pipes, etc.
Sonia Paço-Rocchia - - bassoon
Lol Coxhill - - soprano saxophone
Adrian Northover - - soprano and alto saxophones
Ricardo Tejero - - tenor saxophone and clarinet
Caroline Kraabel - - alto and baritone saxophones
Alison Blunt - - violin
Christoph Irmer - - violin
Ivor Kallin - - violin and viola
Philipp Wachsmann - - violin and viola
Charlotte Hug - - viola
Benedict Taylor - - viola
Hannah Marshall - - cello
Marcio Mattos - - cello
Barbara Meyer - - cello
Dominic Lash - - double bass
David Leahy - - double bass
Guillaume Viltard - - double bass
Adam Bohman - - amplified objects
Eugene Martynec - - electronics
Tania Chen - - phone and melodica
Roberto Sassi - - electric guitar
Dave Tucker - - electric guitar
Jackie Walduck - - vibraphone
Steve Beresford - - piano
Veryan Weston - - piano
Javier Carmona - - percussion
Tony Marsh - - percussion
Louis Moholo-Moholo - - percussion

Guests:
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith - - trumpet (on Dave Tucker conduction only)
Leon Michener - - piano (on Steve Beresford conduction only)

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